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Saint-André-de-Sorède Church of Saint-André dans les Pyrénées-Orientales

Patrimoine classé
Clocher-mur
Eglise
Eglise romane

Saint-André-de-Sorède Church of Saint-André

    6 Place de l'Église
    66690 Saint-André
Ownership of the municipality
Église Saint-André-de-Sorède de Saint-André
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Église Saint-André-de-Sorède de Saint-André
Église Saint-André-de-Sorède de Saint-André
Église Saint-André-de-Sorède de Saint-André
Église Saint-André-de-Sorède de Saint-André
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Crédit photo : EmDee - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1500
1600
1900
2000
823
Foundation of the Abbey
11 novembre 1121
Consecration of the abbey
13 août 1592
Link to Arles-sur-Tech
8 juillet 1910
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Church: by decree of 8 July 1910

Key figures

Miro - Founder Abbé The monastery was established in 823.
Louis le Pieux - Carolingian Emperor Granted the land in 823.
Pons Arnaux - Abbreviated manufacturer Directed the reconstruction in the 12th.
Louis VI - King of France Reigns during consecration.
Calixte II - Pope Pontificate during consecration.
Gausfred III - Count of Roussillon Reigned in 1121.
Philippe II - King of Spain Requested the attachment in 1592.
Clément VIII - Pope Signed the union bubble.

Origin and history

The Saint-André-de-Sorède Abbey, founded in the High Middle Ages, was established in 823 by Abbé Miro and his monks fleeing Spain, on land granted by Louis le Pieux. The village of St Andrew developed around this Benedictine monastery, built on a Gallo-Roman site around the year 900. Ruined by invasions, the abbey was rebuilt and consecrated on November 11, 1121, during the reign of Louis VI and the pontificate of Calixte II, while Gausfred III was Count of Roussillon.

The western façade of the church reveals three periods of construction: a 10th century fish-tail apparatus, an 11th century coarse apparatus, and a 12th century cut stone upper part, corresponding to the vaulting of the nave. The lintel of the western gate, carved in a style similar to that of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, represents a Christ in glory surrounded by angels and seraphim, probably from the same workshop.

In 1592, at the request of Philip II of Spain, Pope Clement VIII rattacha the Abbey of St Andrew to that of St Mary of Arles-sur-Tech, putting an end to his autonomous monastic life. The church, classified as a historic monument in 1910, is today the only vestige of the abbey. Its Latin cross plan, with an apse and two apsidioles, as well as its carved marble lintel, make it a remarkable example of Catalan Romanesque art.

The façade is decorated with five grooved arches, while carved marble fragments, probably from a missing building, surround a later added square window. These elements illustrate the architectural and artistic evolution of the site, marked by local influences and reuse of previous materials.

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